Welcome back Azula! I'm sure everyone will be ecstatic to see you'll still put up with us ;P Put that apology talk away, we all have each others backs here (at least since you arrived). You're one person but you have pulled this whole board together with your kindness and bright spirit. Amiibros (and gals) for life!
Amiibo Discussion Thread 2: I Got 99 Pre-orders But A Rosalina Ain't One
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Welcome back Azula! I'm sure everyone will be ecstatic to see you'll still put up with us ;P Put that apology talk away, we all have each others backs here (at least since you arrived). You're one person but you have pulled this whole board together with your kindness and bright spirit. Amiibros (and gals) for life!
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Diggeh
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23 with a Bachelors in Computer Science and you bet I'm going to buy every Smash amiibo.
Fake edit: AZULA
Fake edit: AZULA
I bought my first amiibo. It is just a Pikachu to test how sticky the price tags of FNAC are. A bit too sticky for my tastes, but box luckily survived quite okay. Now I just need to buy everything else, which might be hard because I have seen only like 10 different ones in stores.
Fedora Royale
Member
Azula - you are an integral part of this community. Now, don't take that the wrong way. There's absolutely no pressure on you from us to keep contributing to this thread. If amiibo collecting is having a negative impact on your health - stop doing it. The moment it stops being fun for whatever reason is a good time to take a step back and change your focus.
With all that said, it's perfectly natural to get a little obsessed and emotional over the things you enjoy doing. For whatever reason, amiibo collecting has struck a chord with you and this community is a great place to share your hobby. I enjoy seeing you post on here, and I'm sure everyone else here agrees with that. Whether you decide to stop or not is totally up to you. We will still be here with welcome arms either way.
You're stronger than you realize. Fighting cancer, man... I can't even begin to fathom the strength and courage that takes. You're awesome. You're an amiibro.
Conscience Falls
Member
I've been on the outskirts of amiibo obsession since launch day, only picking up Villager and Wii Fit Trainer and missing out on Pit and Little Mac back in December. Now I find myself stalking amazon and the local stores in hopes of finding a few non core characters. As a Canadian I see that we are probably not getting Rosalina at all, so what is to be done now??
Also how the hell is Megaman already gone- he's the one I've been waiting for.
Also how the hell is Megaman already gone- he's the one I've been waiting for.
Let me read your PM. I was with my GF last night. I just want to make it clear, IRL I wasn't having a meltdown. I was 100% fine. I was with my GF enjoying the night like I always do. I'm just super guarded about things, because I'm trying to stay in a positive space right now given everything I've been battling (the PTSD/Remission from cancer, which has been a nasty emotional battle).
I got into collecting for fun. It was supposed to be a nice little distraction. So I was like, okay fuck. I don't want this being some super negative thing if I start getting screwed on getting amiibos i really want. And the way Wave 3 was being released (lack of info, erratic pre-order dates, scattered release dates)...all of that started to wear on me.
I will say, I'm actually glad that last night happened. It's allowed me to kind of step back, and re-access my goals on this. It's helped me re-focus and realize that, it's the community that I love. It's being with you guys. Being your friend. Being able to help people share and collect. That is what made me really really happy. So I just think, I should focus more on that.
pete_clarf
Member
You can't let it stress you out. What would happen if you didn't end up with all of them? Nothing. Life would go on.
I have all 18 amiibos so far and the only one that I even had a little bit of an issue finding was Pit. I don't have a Rosalina pre-ordered, but I'm not at all worried about it. I think there will be plenty of her. Even if not, there are tons of people in this thread to help everyone else out.
The moment this starts stressing me out is the moment I'm done. But I'm not going to let it stress me out. It's fun! I love opening them. I love putting them on my shelf. I love changing the order of them on the shelf almost every single day! I love fighting them against each other in Smash Bros. It's just fun and that's all that it should be.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
They mostly all went down at the same time at FS,BB and EB (Ike and Dedede being the exception). They were all available for pre-order then none of them were. Oh I remember that Amazon had Megaman go out of stock before the others.
SoldnerKei
Member
I hope we get the complete wave 3 over here in Mexico, since I want Rosalina for my gf, got a Zelda yesterday, after getting Marf(poor dude, what they did to his face lol) I was expecting something along those lines, but she is pretty good, yeah sure, dress lacks some details but her face it's almost 100% perfect
hopefully ZSS & Palutena gets the same treatment
hopefully ZSS & Palutena gets the same treatment
Its probably better if you take this mindset. Collecting Amiibos should be a hobby, not a full time job. If it was negatively affecting you that much, then it was probably for the best that you stepped back and re-evaluated why you were collecting them in the first place. Regardless, welcome back!
Welcome back, Azula
Thanks. I'm glad you guys can forgive me. I just have to be up front and honest. The reality is, dealing with remission has been hard. I never knew that, there was another battle AFTER beating cancer. That remission can be just as tough. I've had a really really fuckin hard time dealing with everything that has happened to me. Trying to accept, and cope with the traumas I've suffered. My cousin's death. What my family did to me. Almost dying. The cancer. All of that. Even though I beat it, and I should be happy...it's been really fuckin tough. The emotional hurdles and struggles of, coming to terms with it.
I talked to other cancer survivors on here. And they had the same story to tell. That, remission can be very hard. People expect you to just be happy you are alive. That beating cancer IS this thing to be happy about. And it is. But man, having to ACCEPT and deal with what cancer took from you. What it did to you. Accepting all the things that happened to you. It's really fuckin hard. It's been a struggle.
I thankfully met the most wonderful woman. Someone that has been in my life for a while. And I'm so lucky to have her as my GF. She's been so supportive and loving. But every day has been its own battle. And so for me, getting into Amiibos was just, a fun hobby to to keep my mind off all the negative shit. I grew up with Nintendo, and I love the brand/characters. And collecting Amiibos and having them on display, IT MADE ME SO happy.
I just, didn't realize that, what made me really happy - was you guys. You guys welcomed me into this community with open arms. You allowed me to be apart of it. And my joy came from, sharing in a passion with you guys. But it was also, making other people happy. Giving other people Amiibos they were missing. Connecting members with other members so they could trade or sell, and help one another complete their collection. That is what honestly brought me all of my joy.
I don't know if you guys really know, how much you guys mean to me. How much, you guys do for me. Even if you don't talk to me off board. Just allowing me to hang out with you guys during the day. Honestly, I'm beating this battle because of your help. I'm sorry I wasn't more up front with you guys, on my struggles. I hope you can forgive me for last night. And we can move forward. I just want to make this community great and focus on that.
Of course I want to still collect. And I care about my collection/display. Because it makes me and my GF happy. But honestly, this community is what really makes me happy. So I just want to continue being apart of it. If that's okay with you guys. Just know that, I'm really going through a lot in my life. And so, maybe sometimes I might be emotional. Just understand what I'm going through. I'm sorry for that. I wish I could be a better person for you guys. But if you are willing to accept me and know I'm going through some shit, I'll try my best to be the best friend/contributing member to this community that I can be.
falconxcrunner09
Member
All I have left in the Smash line I want that has not been announced is:
Charizard
Ness
Lucina
Robin
Zero Suit Samus
Palutena
Dark Pit
Ganondorf
Jigglypuff
Mewtwo (if one will exist)
Then I'm done with amiibos for a while unless a Fire Emblem set comes out.
Charizard
Ness
Lucina
Robin
Zero Suit Samus
Palutena
Dark Pit
Ganondorf
Jigglypuff
Mewtwo (if one will exist)
Then I'm done with amiibos for a while unless a Fire Emblem set comes out.
...thanks for coming back, Azula. I want amiibo to be a source of joy and celebration for everyone, not stress and defeat. We're a family. We'll have each other's backs!
The12thGripper
Member
I figured something was up, I got a little stressed out last night about Rosalina myself but I told myself it wasn't something to get so worked up about. Even if I can't find her, there's always the scalpers who I know will be there for me (at 2x or 3x the price of course).
Regardless, welcome back!
It's cool, man. Given how I haven't been all that grand myself (click here for for info), I'm just barely scrapping by. I've been beaten down in life to such a degree, there isn't anything than can relieve my suffering. Aside from doing myself in, but then I won't be around with you lovelies to embrace the madness that is "Amiibo".
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
To me man, you never left! Keep strong! I know the amiibogaf will be more than happy to get you a full set!
BumblebeeCody
Member
I'm 24 and working
Yeah same! All my other orders have been dispatched too. I think that means we'll get Wave 3 tomorrow! Bowser, Lucina and Toon Link. I have others pre-ordered else where.
It's one of those things where it's cool to get stuff early then get screwed over. No offense though. I wish Nintendo didn't give us them early because of the thirst for Amiibos hinders other countries due to importers, or they shouldn't ship outside of their own country unless it's eBay/Amazon.
Heh. Take your time and welcome back!
Yeah same! All my other orders have been dispatched too. I think that means we'll get Wave 3 tomorrow! Bowser, Lucina and Toon Link. I have others pre-ordered else where.
It's one of those things where it's cool to get stuff early then get screwed over. No offense though. I wish Nintendo didn't give us them early because of the thirst for Amiibos hinders other countries due to importers, or they shouldn't ship outside of their own country unless it's eBay/Amazon.
Heh. Take your time and welcome back!
It's cool, man. Given how I haven't been all that grand myself (click here for for info), I'm just barely scrapping by. I've been beaten down in life to such a degree, there isn't anything than can relieve my suffering. Aside from doing myself in, but then I won't be around with you lovelies to embrace the madness that is "Amiibo".
Let me read your thread. I, will contact you later via PM if that's okay? Maybe, I can help you. I dunno. We aren't going through the same thing. But I do, know what it feels like, to feel like something was taken from you. Every day, I feel like cancer took so much from me. I feel violated. I feel like, WHO I was as a person, was robbed, and things can't ever be the same.
Of course, I'm also accepting that...life moves on. And that, I can be a new person. I can build on who I am now. And find a new happiness. But it's really really hard, to deal with something like cancer robbing you of your personhood. So while it's not the same thing, I think I can try to help you emotionally if we talk via PM. Or rather, I will be here to talk to if you want support.
EDIT: Guys what avatar should I use?
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Apart of me wants to go back to Rosalina cuz i love the way the avatar looks. It's so cute/funny. LMAO
Conscience Falls
Member
Do these usually pop up again at random intervals? I've been keeping an eye out but it's seeming pretty dead, hahaha.
ThisBeJason
Member
Yes let's have fun on hunt together! Exactly! Screw Nintendo's Shenanigans and Scalpers! We have each other for help and that's def what makes it fun and special. I'm super excited for today in particular. I hope to get to show you why very soon. Oh man I can't wait!
In other news I'll be shipping out the winning Amiibos maybe tomorrow or Wednesday. Post office is closed today. Happy MLKJrBdayHoliday everyone!
Lastly, I'm 30 and married no kids but I have a mortgage to pay! I grew up with the Nintendo starting at age 4 and I've been hooked since. My wife supports me, she just doesn't like the sealed boxes taking up space. I'm waiting for a night where I can enjoy opening them up as pristinely as possible. She also knows about Hunchback and Azula and is going to be the one to drop off the packages to the post office so thank you to her! Haha.
DeathByBacklog
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I think you're letting this stress you out FAR too much. Rosalina will be attainable. Bottom line. If you want her that bad, and aren't able to pick her up at retail cost, you'll still have options (fellow board members or aftermarket sale).
Toy collecting is a hobby. Something that you do to have a little fun and put a smile on your face. If that's not happening, then back the heck away from it. In the end, they're just toys. And for that matter, these are just little plastic statues with no articulation whatsoever. They shouldn't cause you stress.
Speaking from experience. What will likely happen is years down the road, you think about how much money you spent and likely question if it was all worth it. With some toy lines, it'll be a definitive YES. With other's it'll be, "what the heck was I thinking?". But in the moment, if it's making you happy (and clearly gives you something to think about other then life's REAL stresses) then let it be what is for the moment and enjoy it.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Amiibo GAF is a very supportive place I love it.
Now let's get these Wave 4 preorders going ;o
Now let's get these Wave 4 preorders going ;o
It's cool stuff happens and I hope you do continue I'm a huge collector and its fun. It's like golf frustrating, exciting, interesting, and occasionally mind blowing (
In positive and negative ways
DeathByBacklog
Member
You can't go wrong with the Detolfs. No better glass display cases for that cost. NONE. Do some google image searches when it comes to lighting it up. Lots of options. I bought my son one in summer but he's already needing another. Here's what he has in his so far...
Lights on...
Lights off...
Photos don't include his RAH Link figure he just got in last week.
Anyways, I'll stop making it about me. Let's continue talking about Amiibo hunting!
Just wanted to let you guys know that:
I. I am okay. I actually was fine last night IRL. I was just, super guarded and panicked. Didn't want this to be a negative thing for me, and I started to think it was. Hence why my reaction was to run away.
II. I'm now re-accessing how I collect. I still want to get everything, but I'm not going to be as stressed. I am okay with not getting everything.
III. My focus is shifting to, helping out other members get their collection complete. It's going to be about making this community great. Because being with you guys, is what makes me happy. Making this community great, makes me happy. Giving to others, and seeing them happy when they get amiibos they couldn't obtain...that makes me happy. So that will be my main focus.
So yeah, thank you so much for accepting my issues, and forgiving me. I love you guys so much. You don't know how much I'm going through in my life because of the cancer. But this community IS a positive thing for me. I just need to make sure I let that be the focus, and not let the Collecting (which can sometimes be negative do to shitty release schedules, and other issues)...ever impact me.
Just wanted to let you guys know that:
I. I am okay. I actually was fine last night IRL. I was just, super guarded and panicked. Didn't want this to be a negative thing for me, and I started to think it was. Hence why my reaction was to run away.
II. I'm now re-accessing how I collect. I still want to get everything, but I'm not going to be as stressed. I am okay with not getting everything.
III. My focus is shifting to, helping out other members get their collection complete. It's going to be about making this community great. Because being with you guys, is what makes me happy. Making this community great, makes me happy. Giving to others, and seeing them happy when they get amiibos they couldn't obtain...that makes me happy. So that will be my main focus.
So yeah, thank you so much for accepting my issues, and forgiving me. I love you guys so much. You don't know how much I'm going through in my life because of the cancer. But this community IS a positive thing for me. I just need to make sure I let that be the focus, and not let the Collecting (which can sometimes be negative do to shitty release schedules, and other issues)...ever impact me.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Good! I'm glad that you are back, Azula.
Let me read your thread. I, will contact you later via PM if that's okay? Maybe, I can help you. I dunno. We aren't going through the same thing. But I do, know what it feels like, to feel like something was taken from you. Every day, I feel like cancer took so much from me. I feel violated. I feel like, WHO I was as a person, was robbed, and things can't ever be the same.
Of course, I'm also accepting that...life moves on. And that, I can be a new person. I can build on who I am now. And find a new happiness. But it's really really hard, to deal with something like cancer robbing you of your personhood. So while it's not the same thing, I think I can try to help you emotionally if we talk via PM. Or rather, I will be here to talk to if you want support.
EDIT: Guys what avatar should I use?
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Apart of me wants to go back to Rosalina cuz i love the way the avatar looks. It's so cute/funny. LMAO
I love the Lucina avatar. Stick with that.
That's great to hear & we're glad you're staying. I think it's safe to say that we'd be more than happy to help you out if you have any trouble finding certain amiibo after all you've done for the community.
I was going to respond a bit earlier but I just finished donating plasma, but sounds like everything worked out in the end.
As for avatars, maybe use the Lucina one for a while, like for a few weeks, then return to the Rosalina one. I always try to switch my avatar every few months to keep things fresh.
I fully agree with this to go along with my previous statement.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Just go with Rosalina during Wave 3 then change to Lucina during Wave 4
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
So I'm still wondering how the Olimar amiibo is going to turn out given how small the Pikmin (and Olimar) would be. I'm guessing not good. Either the Pikmin will get fattened up a bunch, they'll be missing various details, they'll be left off altogether, or the whole thing will get turned it into a "snow globe" with a crazy amount of that clear plastic.
I'd like some opinions on this: Do any of you who ordered Amiibos through B&H think they will actually come through?
I was looking at the amiibos on Amazon.de and I think I might be able to get Marth and Wii Fit Trainer right away. Villager seems available, but I think it is saying that I will have to wait for him.
My only reservations are that I'm importing them which can get complicated if there is an issue with Amazon or a credit card company. Also, why pay at a higher price in Euro when I have an order in for USD.
I was looking at the amiibos on Amazon.de and I think I might be able to get Marth and Wii Fit Trainer right away. Villager seems available, but I think it is saying that I will have to wait for him.
My only reservations are that I'm importing them which can get complicated if there is an issue with Amazon or a credit card company. Also, why pay at a higher price in Euro when I have an order in for USD.
ThisBeJason
Member
Either avatar is awesome Azula. We're here for you no matter what. I'll stand by what I said when I'll try to get one extra Amiibo just for you and if you already have it I'll pass it along to a worthy member. Very glad to see you back. This thread moves crazy fast btw!
EU has wave 3 in two parts. Part 1 (Bowser, Rosalina, Ike, Sheik, Toon Link and Lucario) are this Friday. Part 2 (Mega Man, Sonic, Shulk, Dedede and Meta Knight) are Feb 20th.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Nah they never came back once they were gone.
Azula, take Lucina. Other one is just a reminder of how frustrating Rosalina situation is. Let's focus on the positive!
Christopher
BDE (Big Dad Energy)
Someone asked me when I ordered Rosalina from Amazon.fr I think it was mid December I can't really tell an exact date.
Also Azula I know you answered this a thousand times but where did you get the clear "steps" for the Amiibos
Also Azula I know you answered this a thousand times but where did you get the clear "steps" for the Amiibos
ThisBeJason
Member
No I don't think it will. Order from Amazon.de. If you get it from B&H, just sell whatever you have at a fair price to us here. I already received notcies from B&H that they've been discontinued. I need to call to get my refund though wth
If you feel like you wanna have a back-up plan, then perhaps go with it. If B&H actually does ship them, well perhaps you could sell them to those who're still looking for them.
Considering mine still hasn't been canceled after the initial wave of cancellations and Nintendo confirmed Marth was getting reprinted eventually, I'm still holding out that Marth & Fox will be shipped out to me.
Wait, you have to call them to get an order cancelled?
Also my order with them hasn't been cancelled. I am concerned though that they won't be getting anymore since the store pages do say discontinued.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Waaaave 4 whyyyyyyyy
I have a favor to ask.
Can you guys PM me again if you needed something. Whether that was an avatar, or google doc. Or....something else. I accidentally deleted my PMs on my phone by accident. Fuck.
I'm going to work on moving over our google Doc to Trello. Supposedly it's much nicer, and you can use it with a gmail account. I'm not saying 100% we will move it over. Butt I'll work on it all day today, try to make it look nice, and then let you guys know if it's something we will be using insttead.
Well, I'll probably get your feedback first. But yeah. That's my goal for today. To work on The google doc/ possible over haul it and use Trello. If there was anything you needed though, please PM me again.
Anyone that I promised an Amiibo to, I was always going to send them to you. Even if...I ever walked away. I would always make sure everyone got what was promised. So anyone that I promised a free amiibo to (whether that's now, or Feb), you will still get them. Of course, I'm staying now. BUT...yeah. You are good.
I think Shulk in Japan/EU was pushed to Feb 20th. Him being out on the 1st, is only in NA. Or am I wrong? I ordered all of Wave 3's exclusive from Nin-nin games 2 weeks ago (including Shulk). Nothing has been shipped yet.
Can you guys PM me again if you needed something. Whether that was an avatar, or google doc. Or....something else. I accidentally deleted my PMs on my phone by accident. Fuck.
I'm going to work on moving over our google Doc to Trello. Supposedly it's much nicer, and you can use it with a gmail account. I'm not saying 100% we will move it over. Butt I'll work on it all day today, try to make it look nice, and then let you guys know if it's something we will be using insttead.
Well, I'll probably get your feedback first. But yeah. That's my goal for today. To work on The google doc/ possible over haul it and use Trello. If there was anything you needed though, please PM me again.
Anyone that I promised an Amiibo to, I was always going to send them to you. Even if...I ever walked away. I would always make sure everyone got what was promised. So anyone that I promised a free amiibo to (whether that's now, or Feb), you will still get them. Of course, I'm staying now. BUT...yeah. You are good.
I think Shulk in Japan/EU was pushed to Feb 20th. Him being out on the 1st, is only in NA. Or am I wrong? I ordered all of Wave 3's exclusive from Nin-nin games 2 weeks ago (including Shulk). Nothing has been shipped yet.
ThisBeJason
Member
It's weird they didn't cancel my order just said it was discontinued. And I paid in full but I didn't get a refund.
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